Drama

Drama is one of the oldest subjects known to academia and is an exciting and stimulating subject to study. It stretches the student's intellectual ability, challenges their way of seeing the world and increases their capacity to communicate ideas.

Drama at St Clement’s High School is intended to offer all students an opportunity to unlock the use of imagination, intellect, empathy and courage. Through it, ideas, responses and feelings can be expressed and communicated.

The curriculum allows pupils, through engagement in drama, to apply their imaginations and draw upon their own personal experiences. Their increasing knowledge and understanding of how the elements of drama work, enables them to effectively shape, express and share their ideas, feelings and responses, making use of language, space, symbol, allegory and metaphor.

In addition, principles of communication, concentration and co-operation are encouraged and opportunities for participation in whole school productions and future performance/cross-curricular opportunities are encouraged.

In common with all subjects, drama requires specific skills, knowledge and understanding, which are progressively taught and assessed through and across the key stages. Three interrelated activities characterise the subject of drama at all levels; creating, performing and evaluating.

St Clement’s High School - Drama Department fully believes that direct engagement in drama is essential as part of an arts-rich curriculum that every pupil has a right to experience. Through Drama, pupils become familiar with the culture and conventions of contemporary theatre and learn to exercise critical judgement when making, performing and responding to drama of all kinds.